About MDM
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM) awards funding to promising film and media projects realised in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Funding schemes are available for all phases, starting from idea development through to production and distribution.
To be eligible, production companies must spend at least the awarded funds in the region of Mitteldeutschland. In general, the funds must be paid back unless the projects's revenues fall short of a certain minimum.
Staff
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Evelin Becker
assistant to CEO
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 21
M: +49 (0) 151 - 151 81 265
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 40
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Dr. Markus Görsch
production, international co-productions
delegate of Free State of Saxony
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 12
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 52
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Dana Messerschmidt
production, newcomers, script
delegate of Saxony-Anhalt State
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 22
M: +49 (0) 172 - 798 42 51
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Alrun Ziemendorf
production, documentaries
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 24
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 54
alrun.ziemendorf@mdm-online.de -
Britta Marciniak
production, childrens' film
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 37
M: +49 (0) 172 - 347 79 14
britta.marciniak@mdm-online.de -
Anne King
production, animation
German-Polish Film Fund
Green filming and sustainability
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 36
M: +49 (0) 172 - 347 79 12
anne.king@mdm-online.de -
Sarah Weding
production, new media, games
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 26
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 51
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Cornelia Braun
production, new media, XR
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 38
M: +49 (0) 171 - 690 98 07
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Johannes Selle
delegate of Free State of Thuringia
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 13
johannes.selle@mdm-online.de -
Simone Wenzel
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 34
simone.wenzel@mdm-online.de -
Christiane Strobel
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 25
christiane.strobel@mdm-online.de -
Karsten Erdmann
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 269 87 20
karsten.erdmann@mdm-online.de -
Linda Borchers
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 269 87 39
linda.borchers@mdm-online.de -
Claudia Franke
contract conception and supervision
T: +49 (0) 341 269 87 40
claudia.franke@mdm-online.de
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Bea Wölfling
Film Commissioner
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 16
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 50
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Daniel Watzke
system administrator
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 35
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 65
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Jürgen Vogel-Jahn
MEDIAstart program
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 41
M: +49 (0) 151 - 157 12 988
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Franziska Wellner
MEDIAstart program
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 42
M: +49 (0) 151 - 157 13 713
franziska.wellner@mdm-online.de
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Dr. Ulf Lepelmeier
Press/PR
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 14
M: +49 (0) 174 - 333 65 53
ulf.lepelmeier@mdm-online.de -
Alexander Kolbe
Press/PR
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 23
M: +49 (0) 170 - 213 19 80
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Dany Priedemann
Chief Business Administrator
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 18
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 65
dany.priedemann@mdm-online.de -
Sabine Busch
reception
T: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 15
F: +49 (0) 341 - 269 87 65
sabine.busch@mdm-online.de
photographs: Rudolf K. Wernicke, Uwe Frauendorf et al.
Panels
Shareholders of Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM):
the state of Saxony, the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the state of Thuringia, the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (public broadcasting association of the three above states) and the Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (national public television channel)
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members of the MDM board of directors
President: Rainer Robra
State Minister, Head of the State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt State
Vice President: Dr. Klaus Klang
State Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Saxony-Anhalt State
Oliver Schenk
State Minister, Head of the Saxonian State Chancellery
Sebastian Hecht
Head of the Department of Culture and Tourism in the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism
Valentina Kerst
State Secretary, Thuringian Ministry for Economy, Science and Digital Society
Malte Krückels
State Secretary, Thuringian State Chancellery
Grit Wißkirchen
Mitteldeutscher Film- und Fernsehproduzentenverband (association of film and TV producers)
Jana Brandt
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
(public broadcasting association of the three states)Klaus Brinkbäumer
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Peter Weber
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (national public television)
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members of the fund allocation committee of MDM
Chairman: Dr. Matthias Heinze
State Chancellery of Saxony State
Cosima Stracke-Nawka
State Media Authority of Saxony (Landesmedienanstalt)
Dr. Henrike Franz
State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt State
Dr. Thomas Hertel
Saxony-Anhalt Representation Berlin
Christoph Schweitzer
State Chancellery of Thuringia
Petra Beltz
Kinoklub am Hirschlachufer Erfurt
Annegret Richter
AG AnimationsfilmAndré Naumann
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Susanne Sturm
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Dagmar Ungureit
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Inga von Staden
projectscope